Leaving Lotus Land
I find it strange that Vancouver politicians, past and present, still view themselves as the centre of the universe and whatever is built or done in Vancouver is considered immediately as being good or...
View ArticleRail for the Valley in the news – November 3, 2010
The Common Sense Canadian Bringing Back the Interurban Line: Key to our Transportation Future Lies in the Past http://thecanadian.org/k2/item/325-interurban-2 Aldergrove Star Rail for the Valley not...
View ArticleOttawa’s troubled tram.
The light rail saga in Ottawa continues with the realization that monies spent on a politcally prestigious subway tunnel comes from extending the transit line to servcie transit customers. Zweisystem...
View ArticleCanada Line Puzzle – What’s The problem?
The cost of the Canada Line is now understood to be over $2.5 billion, with some estimates as high as $2.8 billion. The article illustrates the problems with automatic (driverless) transit systems is...
View ArticleDon’t dismiss South-of-Fraser transit – VALTAC Supports Rail for the Valley!
The following letter, printed in the Surrey Leader, from Mr. Holt from the Valley Transportation Advisory Committee is most welcome and shows the growing support for the RftV/Leewood Report for a...
View ArticleThe future of public transit in America – will Canada Follow?
The following is from Lyndon Henry, from the Light Rail Now folks, who is an avid supporter of public transit and light rail in the United States. I fear, as many do in Ontario, that our current...
View ArticleLet’s NOT make a Deal – Property tax hike for transit only choice before mayors
TransLink is at it again, playing brinkmanship with regional mayors and I hope the valley politicos see through this tawdry charade, which has become a cliché for TransLink’s haphazard planning...
View ArticleRail for the Valley News in the EUROPEAN Press!
Ha, ha, ha……… If TransLink, the provincial government and the Vancouver Sun don’t think the Rail for the Valley/Leewood TramTrain report isn’t worth responding too, Railway Strategies do. Here we have...
View ArticleUSA: Why the Stimulus Package Failed
A commentary by Lyndon Henry, from the Light Rail Now folks in the United States. The question to be asked here is: “Was Canada so-called stimulus funding successful?” While the commentary below...
View ArticleLaunching our new Rail For the Valley website and blog…….
In brief: We have a new website and blog! From now on, please go to http://www.railforthevalley.com for the main website, or, for blog articles, http://www.railforthevalley.com/blog. Please change your...
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